Four engineers – one Romanian – kidnapped in Libya’s Sharara oilfield

Sources from Libya’s Sharara oilfield said Saturday that four engineers, one of whom from Romania, were kidnapped and taken to an unknown place.
The sources added that the engineers were abducted from their workplace by unknown armed group.
However, hours ago, sources reported that two of the engineers were released and two remain kidnapped.
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